2010 World Series: Rangers vs. Giants

[mybuddyinc]

Gott'a go with SF.

This is the very first time I have ever favored a NL team (other than the Phils) in my entire life !!!

[fkw]

Some simple fact that many overlook on Giants and Rangers

Giants hit 21 more extra base hits than Rangers did this year (16 more doubles, 5 more triples, and the same HRs)

They did this playing home games in a pitchers ball park while the Rangers hit in a hitters ball park

They did this with No DH and their pitchers batting roughly 10% of the time.

They did this w/o Burrell, Posey, Ross, Guillen, etc, fora good % of the season.

If you reduce the Rangers to a NL team by removing their DH stats (57 Extra base hits, .300 average), then the Giants will have a team batting average very close to what the Rangers had, but the Giants would hit over 75 more extra base hits, and a far higher slugging %

And they call SF "The Hitless Wonders" haha

PS also take in the fact that the Giants pitching staff in last 8-9 weeks have put up numbers that rival some of the best in Baseballs History.

Underdog? .... I love it!

[Anthony S.]

Wow. Good stuff, Frank. Never would have guessed it.

[David R]

Here was Lincecum's post-game reaction to that rundown play in the first inning:

"I had a little bit of a brain fart there," Lincecum admitted afterward.

[Anthony S.]

A friend just forwarded this to me. Safe to say the Giants have more than their fair share of prankster/free spirits on this team.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ckloLGOgVo&feature=fvsr


* apparently, "the machine" is Pat Burrell.

[andypcl]

I got lucky and had some great seats last night...

[M's_Fan]

^ Wow, great pic, thanks for posting.

Holland just walked three straight batters on 13 pitches! Wasting a great effort by Wilson the starter. The Texas bullpen is looking awful so far this series.